Garrha phoenopis

Garrha phoenopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Garrha
Species:	G. phoenopis
Binomial name
	Garrha phoenopis; (Turner, 1916)
Synonyms
	Machimia phaenopis Turner, 1916;

Garrha phoenopis is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Turner in 1916.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory.^[2]

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, mixed with dull reddish and the costal edge narrowly pink. There are no defined markings, but a redder, apical area preceded by an ill-defined, paler fascia from the mid-costa to the tornus. The hindwings are ochreous-fuscous, but fuscous towards apex.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha phoenopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
^ Garrha at funet
^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 371

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Garrha phoenopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[2] Garrha at funet

[3] Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 371

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